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You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.

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And we know that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does such things.

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Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things?

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Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?

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But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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He will judge everyone according to what they have done.

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He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

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But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.

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There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.a

References for Romans 2:24

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The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.

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And if the Gentiles obey God’s law, won’t God declare them to be his own people?

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In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God’s law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God’s law but don’t obey it.

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For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision.

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No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praised from God, not from people.